Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-22
CHINESE SLAVES.
Gradual Growth of the Ira fife In Human
Chattels-H0w the Efforts
Of the
Collector to Stop the Trade Are Continually
Nulhfied by the Federal
Courts.
San Francisco Gall,

The traffic In Chinese slaves still con-
tInues, notwithstanding the efforts OF the
customs officials to suppress this meta.
rioRs trade, and, with the kindly aid ren-
dered by the United States courts, sea.
son of unusual prosperity is the outlook
for the Chinese slave ring.
Ever since Collector Hager assumed
office he has been untiringly jealous in
frustrating the schemes of the slave
dealers in landing Chinese chattels. EV-
cry new arrival has been rlgidly ex-
amined before being released on the
usual writ Of habeas corpus, and, though
in nearly every case utter ignorance OF
the claimants knowledge of the charac-
terlstic and Typographical features OF the
country has been demonstrated beyond q
doubt, the courts before which they were
taken, with very few exceptions, have
landed them all.
! The ,remsnding OF 6 single Chinaman
claiming right 70 lard on prior resi-
denc9 $50 rare IS to be cause Of con-
graduation among the customs officers.
The latter have hardly hoped 20 be able
to remand Chinese female when so many
hired witnesses stand ready to swear to
anything and everything, and particular
" since carefully prepared statements of
the government officials are ruled out on
the ground of INSULT cheney.
TWO SPECIMEN CASES.
Among the females that arrived by the
City of Rio Janeiro on the 18th ult. were
two women, named Mrs. Lee Sin and
Mrs. Lum Gum FOng.
Mrs. Lee Sin made many contradictory
EfatnUnnrtl 40 90 hau Il
lPged departure from the United States,
and finally refused to answer the ques-
tons which were put to her by the United
States Attorney. She was remsnded to
China, and departed October rs by the
same vessel she came on
Mrs. Lum Gum Fong's case was No.
1862 on the United States Circuit court
calendar, and was cslled October 90.
Whether from oVer-indulgence in youth
full sports on board the steamer On the
voyage from Hong Kong, or her inability
10 retain the little story taught her before
embarking for this country, she lost the
thread of her narrative, got dates and
steamers so badly mixed in her state
ments to the officers on board the
steamer and before the United States
Attorney that her counsel was afraid to
bring the case to trial, and she was
ordered remanded "to the country from
whence she came.' There was exulta-
ton among the customs officials at this
success, and correspond
ing amount of depression and wailing in
the slave ring at the loss OF two such
prizes.
THE WOMAN REMANDED.
Assistant United States Attorney We'll
Ter asked to have the woman brought be
fore the court and remanded into the Gus
tody of the United States Marshal, and
accordingly an order was made requiring
her bondsmen to produce her in court st
noon. But the ready services of Judge
Sawyer were again invoked. The order
which he had made from the bench in the !
remanding the woman back to
China wss reversed on the application of
the woman's attorney, and she was al
lowed to depart to Honolulu, from whence
Tor small outlay she can once again
make another effort to enter the United
States: and with the kno Wedge gained |
N her short stay here she will probably |
De successful.
Judge Sswyer's order allowing the
woman to depart to Honolulu was made
.fter the adjournment Of the court, and
while he was in his chambers. 1t is said |
hstlit was made in the farce of an earnest
protest from the Unired States attorney,
md IN violation OF section II of the re-
'triction act, which says: "Any Chinese |
person found unlawfully within the United |
states shall be remanded to the country |
rom whence he came"
THE SLAVE DEALERS LOSS.
The loss toEtbe Chinese slave dealers |
or the two women would have been |
.bout $1,000, the amount sctuslly ex- ]
pended in purchasing and fitting out the |
women, and court expenses in landing |
hem. Under the ruling the ring will not |
ose more than $500 or $500, IS the wo-
nan can be readily disposed of in Homo
Ulu for IS much money as she would |
,ring in this city.
INCREASE IN THE IMMIGRATION.
The gradual increase of immigration by |
Chinese who plead prior residence is
shown by the tables prepared by the col
ector. For the months of August, Sep
ember and October, 1885, there |
we're thirty-oDe arrivals without GER
iicates. During the same months |
# 1886 sixty-two arrived. Or the |
linety-three which came in these years |
were landed by the custom
louse and consular certificates, sfidavlts,
tic. The balance were released by the |
courts. For the same months of this year
87 arrived without certificates. ALI of |
hese were landed by the courts. The
of immigrants who came with
certificates and guarantee letters is about
lalf. This is illustrated by the last two
arrivals of China steamers. The Gaelic
brought 179 certificate men and 12S guar
Intee; the City Of New York carried
ninety one with red tags and seventy-one
N guarantees.
For the present. owing to the occurrence
# the Chinese New Year, the arrivals
will be light. s
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The night bell promptly answered at